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The history of Poole, a town in Dorset, England, can be traced back to the founding of a settlement around Poole Harbour during the Iron Age. The town now known as Poole was founded on a small peninsula to the north of the harbour. Poole experienced rapid growth as it became an important port following the Norman Conquest of England.
Displays include the Poole Logboat and a detailed history of Poole from the Iron Age to the present day. The museum has a floor devoted to the history of Poole Pottery and some of the company's products are on display. Entrance to the museum is free. [132] Poole Museum is closed for refurbishment until approximately Spring 2025
Poole fared poorly in the general election, receiving only 199 votes and tying for last place with his ticket-mate against four other candidates. [5] In February of 1853, Poole was appointed to represent the Sixth Ward on the New York City Board of Education. [6] Bill Poole portrait from a tobacco company boxer profile card, circa late 1880s
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Poole Harbour is a large natural harbour in Dorset, southern England, with the town of Poole on its shores. The harbour is a drowned valley formed at the end of the last ice age and is the estuary of several rivers, the largest being the Frome. The harbour has a long history of human settlement stretching to pre-Roman times.
Scaplen's Court Museum in 2012. Scaplen's Court is a fifteenth century Grade I listed house in Poole, Dorset, England, adjacent to the Poole Museum.The house is now used as a museum focusing on life in Poole between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries, and includes a Victorian schoolroom and kitchen.
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Kingland Road in Poole town centre. The Lighthouse is on the right, the bus station is on the left. Poole town centre is an area of Poole, Dorset. It is just to the west of Poole Park. [1] Poole Old Town is home to many historic buildings like the 15th-century Scaplen's Court, the 18th-century Custom House and the Victorian St James' Church.